Inventing destiny : cultural explorations of US expansion /
Conventional studies of US expansion have viewed the topic from political, diplomatic, economic and military perspectives. In this collection, an interdisciplinary cast of scholars examine the subject from a variety of cultural perspectives, showing how narratives of empire and conquest formed in bo...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Lawrence :
University Press of Kansas,
[2019]
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| Summary: | Conventional studies of US expansion have viewed the topic from political, diplomatic, economic and military perspectives. In this collection, an interdisciplinary cast of scholars examine the subject from a variety of cultural perspectives, showing how narratives of empire and conquest formed in both low and high cultures. Many of the chapters will focus on the less remembered actors and outliers, anti-expansionists, Native Americans, Anglo-American women and non-national expansionists, who significantly complicated the narratives of empire. The contributors examine a variety of source materials such as artwork, literature and geospatial analysis alongside fresh readings of traditional historical texts. Instead of dwelling on the familiar narratives of "manifest destiny" or "the vanishing Indian," Inventing Destiny identifies and explores the less-remembered fictions of expansion, seeks a better understanding of the anti-expansionist response, and uncovers the resistance of those who were victims of US territorial aggrandizement. |
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| Physical Description: | x, 289 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of color plates : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780700628179 0700628177 9780700628186 0700628185 |